Ex-prisoner only get a third of damages for false imprisonment!
Prisoner kept in jail for 10 months too long wins £10,000 payout for breach of human rights
"Officials are considering whether to appeal against the £10,000 award – triple the usual sum in unlawful detention cases. The amount will raise fears of higher payouts in future hearings".
Comment: My understanding is that a case of unlawful imprisonment is worth a minimum £100 per day. On this basis, rather than be triple the usual sum the award is 3 times less than it should have been. The ex-prisoner should have received at least £30,000 and not a measley £10,000.
In 1991 in R (on the application of Hirst) v the Governor of Durham Prison, I received £3,000 for 30 days unlawful segregation.
Sedley LJ, should be ashamed of himself if he thinks it is appropriate only to award a third of the damgages for loss of liberty compared to what I received for loss of association on normal location. And Blair J, should resign or step down until he learns how to judge a case properly!
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